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Show ISSUES FOR THE ISSUES PAPER I think I have material on most of these issues, some in greater depth than others. * *** AAAA indicates this. Some issues, however, require less detail in a statement. ECONOMICS Prof. Claron Nelson, Univ. Utah agreed to provide, but didn't. He would only contribute on certain conditions. AAA Professor Thomas Power, Economics Dep't, University of Montana, has prepared and just completed an independent study which I think we can use as our primary basis Additional information needs to be provided on costs of projects, costs people in Utah pay for water compared to other States, etc. n y-n John tfni-jJvt - tA-LU. S-hXc. U. UjeCtju tCfi^tu^TCc J^J) GENERAL OVERVIEW OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS Being written by a person in the State Government ** INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS INHIBITING EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT J3Y STAYfc Or UTAH Kinghorn, Henley, Van Damfs charges, State employee make (Henley was recently fired from Depft Water Rights trying to/\change) Need to pull together variety of sources and source material as listed in Van Dan letter to Secretary Andrus. Enclosed. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AAA* Degradation of Trout Streams, degree, impacts, losses, value. ijili Gum,. 2> UJ £. - fishing value - QAU^-JU \fd^d^ a^Jio huL^jt. tiS.d. - recreation value, kayaking, esthetics, etc. _ ^es Jones* AAAA Brief history of consistent failure of BuRec to consider adequate strean flows; position taken by Governor Rampton in 1965 on allowed stream flows. None. WWru^». SJ-* uJ ^VU^GZ-A A A A AAAA Loss of w i l d l i f e - /CuM 2>,^m (yL^xJUU^Jt f (JttU/£&£ U, Impacts fron d i k i n g Utah Lake ~ ^Ayti- fy^* fa-*-*^^, ^>iU AAAA Unique value of Whiterocks Canyon for f l o r a on Uintas - JhAAiJ^fi-rdvcA AAAA Rare and Endangered species: fish and now Peregrine Falcon discovered nesting in site of proposed Taskeech Reservoir AAAA Research needed on Colorado Squawfish, etc. in habitat areas of Colorado River tributaries - K**1 AAJJZUU, UUbMjtf U ** Seismic Activity on and around Rock Creek f ' -, » Lot+1 Afi^JU^M J)x^cA^c , puij,L~.i*JL Arrets LL&J. /-££r c( Some evidence gathered since 1922. * U.S.G.S. is completing study at Golden. Havenft heard if completed. Prof. Bob Smith, Seismologist, Univ. Utah would know. |
